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Evening all Siberianmo, that's a great passenger terminal. Wish I had space to build something like that! Steve, not sure about diesels not talking to you - I've ridden on a few DMUs that were definitely trying to tell the driver something (possibly along the lines of "I have a serious mechanical problem")! Worst has to be the 153 I rode back from Shrewsbury a few months ago - driver nearly stalled it trying to pull away on a slight gradient, had to reapply brakes and rev engines again before it would move! Well, saw something unusual today. Read on BBC news website about a new scheme to move timber out of Aberystwyth by rail (about time too - the line is underused and the road is clogged with heavy trucks). Today, I actually saw the train arriving - a pair of the "Network Rail" freight railcars (basically a container flat with a cab and a truck engine to power it) with a few 4-wheel bulkhead flats between them. They load logs from trucks (which bring them down from the forests) using the grab crane on the truck just outside the station - all that's needed is some flat ground. Will be interesting to see how it goes - apparently a trial scheme at the moment but it might be extended if a success. Hopefully it'll be extended to other forms of freight too - there's a few supermarkets and other large stores that could easily get their stock by container. Well, tomorrow with any luck will see me up to my knees in bits of N scale loco - the parts should have arrived by then. Thanks to all those that wished me luck with the essay too - handed it in (to a deserted departmental office!) at about 11am before heading downtown in search of the Hornby wagon of the year - they've done a specially-painted wagon every year since 1992, and I have the lot (apart from 1993), so am now up to date again having bought the 2005 one. Paid £6.50 for it then came home to find one on ebay going for £14 and another for £16 - evidently to people who don't realise that they're still available new! Always kinda satisfying when that happens...[:D] Bye for now
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